National Poll Results

The latest Grinnell College National Poll (GCNP) results revealed Americans’ attitudes about restricting social media for kids, addressing school shootings, gender equity in college sports, and more. Among other top-level findings from the March 2024 GCNP:

55% of Americans favor banning children under 16 from using social media platforms, and 57% favor banning students’ smartphones in schools,
65% of Democrats vs. 16% of Republicans say banning sales of assault rifles would be very effective for reducing the number of students killed in school shootings,
50% of Americans say women’s college sports programs get less attention than they deserve, compared to men’s college sports.